EP 2108303 A1 20091014 - Endoscopic system
Title (en)
Endoscopic system
Title (de)
Endoskopisches System
Title (fr)
Système endoscopique
Publication
Application
Priority
- JP 2008103766 A 20080411
- US 4653708 P 20080421
Abstract (en)
An endoscopic system (1) is composed by connecting an endoscope (10) and peripheral equipment (140). The endoscope (10) has an endoscope main body (20), and an imaging unit (100), which is slender imaging optics. The endoscope (10) is constructed so that the endoscope main body (20) and imaging unit (100) are freely connectable and separable. The endoscope main body (20) has an insertion part (30) which is inserted into an abdominal cavity, a branch member (40), which is a middle end of the endoscope main body (20), and provided in a proximal end portion of the insertion part (30), a first extension part (60) provided in the proximal end portion of the branch member (40), a main body operation unit (61) provided in a proximal end portion of the first extension part (60), a universal cord (70), and a connection unit (80), which is provided in a proximal end portion of the universal cord, and is connected to the peripheral equipment (140).
IPC 8 full level
A61B 1/012 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
A61B 1/00124 (2013.01 - EP US); A61B 1/012 (2013.01 - EP US); A61B 1/00128 (2013.01 - EP US)
Citation (applicant)
- JP 2007236812 A 20070920 - OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP
- JP 2004141666 A 20040520 - OLYMPUS CORP
Citation (search report)
- [A] EP 1623664 A1 20060208 - OLYMPUS CORP [JP]
- [A] JP 2007236812 A 20070920 - OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP
- [A] US 5178130 A 19930112 - KAIYA HARUHIKO [JP]
- [A] US 4853773 A 19890801 - HIBINO HIROKI [JP], et al
Designated contracting state (EPC)
DE FR GB IE
Designated extension state (EPC)
AL BA RS
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 2108303 A1 20091014; EP 2108303 B1 20110720; JP 2009254403 A 20091105; JP 5117263 B2 20130116; US 2009259100 A1 20091015; US 8529439 B2 20130910
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 09152380 A 20090209; JP 2008103766 A 20080411; US 36770309 A 20090209